Spicy Masala Peanuts, Masala Groundnuts, masala coated fried peanuts

"Spicy Masala Peanut " with step by step pics and tips.  As monsoon arrived we all need something to munch which will be crispy and tasty. So, today's recipe is masala coated peanuts || masala groundnuts which is easy to prepare with easily available ingredients at home. We can pack it as a snack in your kids lunch box. My Balu dhodappa prepare these masala peanuts very crunchy and tasty. It is one of my favorite from childhood 😋. We can also prepare chaat with these masala peanuts. It is best time pass snack when your travelling long distance with your family 😍. We can prepare many snacks with peanuts like peanut masala chaat - prepared by boiling peanuts. A simple salted peanut, we can add fried peanuts in many snacks like corn flakes chivda and in masala puffed rice etc., we can also prepare masala chickpeas, but it is bit time consuming snack.  These masala peanuts tastes yummy when it is spicy but you can adjust spicy according to your taste. For coating we use besan , rice and corn(optional) flours.

                                Spicy Masala Peanut

Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Wait time: 10 minutes(optional)
Cook Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 1 bowl
Category : snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Groundnuts
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

ground nuts - 1 cup
gram flour/ besan/ shanaga pindi - 4 tsp
rice flour - 2tsp
corn flour - 2 tsp(optional if not available)
red chilli  powder-  11/2 tsp(adjust)
turmeric powder - 1 pinch
baking soda - 1 pinch
amchur powder - 1/2 tsp(optional)
salt - as per taste
oil - 1 tsp + to deep fry

Instructions

1) In a bowl sieve gram flour, rice and corn flour.

2) Mix the above flour and add salt, red chilli, turmeric powders, aamchur powder, baking soda and mix everything well.(here you can also add crushed garlic or ginger garlic paste).

3) Now add ground nuts to the above mixture and mix everything well then add 1 tsp of oil and mix it once.

4) Now sprinkle some (3 tsp of water) on the above mix it well, add some more water till masala coat well to ground nuts. Keep this aside for 10 minutes and let the oil heat on medium flames.(**check tips)

5) check oil heat, now drop masala coated peanuts( try to drop single peanut) in oil and fry it on low to medium flames till it changes color and becomes crisp. 

6) Repeat the process for remaining coated ground nuts and take it into plate. If you feel besan coated taste smooth not crisp , then fry it again on low  flames. Once frying done switch off the flames fry curry leaves in hot oil and take it into plate. Now sprinkle chat masala on fried masala peanuts and saute it well.

That's it crunchy, spicy and chatpata masala peanuts is ready to serve. Let the masala peanuts cool , store it in air tight container, it taste crisp for more than 15 + days if you we stire it well.

Tips

** Adding corn flour will makes coating crispy, if corn flour not available you can skip it and add 1 tsp rice flour. 

** Adding amchur powder is optional, adjust spicy according to your taste.

** You can also add crushed garlic or ginger garlic paste(at step 2).

** Do not water at a time, add in batches. We just need to coat the groundnuts. 

** if you feel you added more water , simply add rice flour to it.

** Do not fry masala peanuts on high flames, if you feel oil is very heat then switch off the flames for some time and light it again.

** Store fried masala peanuts is dry air tight container once they become cool. 

I am taking this chatpata masala peanuts to 203 #FoodiesMonday BlogHop theme. Today's theme is #RimJhimBarse suggested by Preethi she blogs at preethicuisine. Do check her space for wonderful recipes.

Also check other snacks by clicking the link below pic..
   
                                   
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     Roasted Masala Chickpeas / Masala coated Kabuli Chana fry
          

                               Veg chow mein noodles

                    Dry cabbage manchurian

                                          Paneer Tikka

 

Stuffed Mirchi bajji

                                      Paneer pinwheels

                                        Pepper sev

Gujarat hi Methi Masala Khakhra

               Vaamu Aaku bajji

                                         Corn flakes chivda

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